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Manuela E. Martínez Francés

Importancia de la disnea basal e inducida en la calidad de vida de los pacientes con EPOC

Objetivo La disnea es el principal sintoma de la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva cronica (EPOC), por lo que tiene un papel importante en la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud (CVRS). Sin embargo, guarda una relacion debil con la gravedad de la obstruccion y hay pocos datos sobre como influye en la CVRS. Asi pues, nuestro objetivo ha sido averiguar los determinantes de la disnea basal y como influye esta en la CVRS de los pacientes con EPOC. Pacientes y metodos Se estudio a 101 pacientes con EPOC, a los que se realizaron exploracion funcional completa, test de provocacion bronquial (n = 70) y test de la marcha (TM). Se midieron la disnea basal, la inducida por broncoconstrictor y por e…

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Impact of Baseline and Induced Dyspnea on the Quality of Life of Patients With COPD

Objective Dyspnea is the main symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and as such is an important determinant of health-related quality of life. It is, however, weakly correlated to severity of obstruction and there is little information available on how it exercises its effect on health-related quality of life. The aims of this study were to identify the determinants of baseline dyspnea and to ascertain how that factor influences the health-related quality of life of patients with COPD. Patients and methods A total of 101 patients with COPD were studied. Tests included full lung function assessment, the bronchial provocation test (n=70), and the 6-minute walk test. The foll…

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